https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/INFRA-6077
On Tue, 2013-03-26 at 02:33, Peter Firmstone wrote: > Peter wrote: > >>> OK, so I had word back from Infra@ on our wiki spam issues. > >>> > >>> What their docs recommend is that we lock down the edits to authorized > >>> users. To do that, I need two lists - First we need the Wiki names of > >>> at least two of us who are willing to act as administrators on the > >>> wiki. This will be the AdminGroup. I'll volunteer, we should have at > >>> least one more, and the more the merrier. Second, we will have a list > >>> of contributors' wiki names. These people will have authorization to > >>> add and edit pages. > >>> > PeterFirmstone is my wiki user name, if no one else puts up their hand, > I'll be an admin. > > Regards, > > Peter. > > >>> Essentially, from here on, the procedure will be that someone new who > >>> wants to contribute to the wiki will register on the River Wiki, thus > >>> creating a wiki name for themselves. Then they will drop a line on > >>> [email protected] saying "Please enable me for contributions". > >>> Obviously we could set policy on who to authorize, but basically most > >>> projects just grant permission as soon as it's requested - it's not a > >>> voting thing like committership. Then one of the members of the > >>> AdminGroup goes and edits the ContributorsGroup wiki page. The > >>> assumption is that a spammer won't ask for permission to spam. If > >>> someone does post specious content, then we can remove them from the > >>> ContributorsGroup. > >>> > >>> So if you could provide your Wiki names for the AdminGroup and > >>> ContributorsGroup, I'll get the process rolling with infra@. > >>> > >>> Thanks, > >>> > >>> Greg. > >>> > >>> -- > >>> Greg Trasuk, President > >>> StratusCom Manufacturing Systems Inc. - We use information technology to > >>> solve business problems on your plant floor. > >>> http://stratuscom.com > >>> > >>> > > > > > >
